Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.4% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Managua instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
?? | |
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 60.9% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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